Aeronca 7AC N4428E
28 October 1989 · Friendsville, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1989 at about 21:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N4428E was involved in an accident near Friendsville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friendsville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.9102, -76.0404
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N4428E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Friendsville → Endicott
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90LA023
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AERONICA 7AC DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND SETTLED INTO TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A PASSENGER WAS HOLDING A SACK OF CORN AND IT SLIPPED DOWN AND JAMMED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, PREVENTING HIM FROM CLEARING THE TREES. THE FAA REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES WITH SLOW FORWARD AIRSPEED AND HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THEY DESCRIBED IT AS A 'STALL' TYPE OF ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | Nickels, Stephen A | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Gueydan, Louisiana, United States | Lejeune Darryle B. | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Screven, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Semmes, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Aeronca 7KCAB | Pine Creek, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Indian Head, Maryland, United States | Bauserman Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,361 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1989 | Schweizer 1-23 | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Bruno Cerceo | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Cessna 172 | Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States | Milton R. Barclay | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Schweizer 269C | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Atlantic Leasing SER., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Grumman AA-5 | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States | Jess Baker | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Ryan ST-3KR | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |